Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-01
Resolutions and Talk in the
Senate and House.
The President to Be Asked for
His Opinion in This
Emergency.
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Naval Bureana
ne Public Debt staismsns. .-IAs Naval
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shs csmmlass Fsl-Uallsd
STATES Minister PsadIssoa's
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81 silualloa.
al The senate.
. WARRINarox. Jtn. SI.-Hnar pressnt
ed = resolution Of the Massachassst
Legislature concerning the sEsafmen
: OF American fishing vessels 10 CAnadial
| waters; declaring itself IN favor Of ~
Q laliAlIon TO the extent Of denying 4
j, Canadian vessels In American ports th.
right 30 purchase supplies; and 70 ~
eventuai exclusion Of an Canadian pfo
. duets BY land and ssa, until the oden'
! slve loRialaii0n and action Of the Cana
. dian authorities are discontinued. Be.
ferred.
Il A number Of bills from committees
we're reported and placed ca the cal
endaF.
The Senate then proceeded 10 sha con.
! sideratien Of the Sandry Civil Appr0-
pEiation bills.
At 2 o'clock the Railroad Attorney
bill vas laid before the Senate, 90 IN
hnished business, bat II vas seen in
formally laid aside. ard She Sundry
Civil bill vas pfsoeeaed with. After g
discussion She reading OF The bill was
resumed.
In the course OF q diseussien on The
point Of order, Nc. Bdmunds axpreassd,
parenthioallY, the wish that the senate
voaid provide for handred nes eruis'
ers.
After dispOsins Of IS pages Of the bin
out ef lea, the Senate adj0aEned.
4 Tha Mama
LavleF, ef Illinois, offered the follow
ine preamble aud resolutions:
| WHEREAS, The beIliQareni tone Of Tie
Canadian press and the. announeemenf
/ that Great Britain viii shortly dispatch
feet OF war ships 10 cruies In tke VI
oiuity Of our northeastern oaasi line.
indicate hostility towards us growing 0at
Of our position on ths fisheries qass.
ton; and
Whereas, Admiral Porter has directed
our attention 20 the faoi that twenty
seven Of oar Atlantic. Calf and Pa0ine
harbars are absolutely dafensalaas,
eleven Of them tovit: New York. San
Francisco, Boston, LakepoFt, Hampton
Roads, New Orleans, Philadelphia,
NashiuRton, Ballinore. Portland. Maine
and Rhode Island ports and NaKEaQan-
sett Bay, are N urgent need Of defense;
and
Whereas. Il is ALLEGED that Great Brl
tain and Canada ara in possession Of
charts and exempiihcaiions OF All our
haYboFs and coast eefensos, therefore
Resolved, That she President Be, and
he is hereby req1cafe3 as commandeF-
in-ohief OF our army and navy, 70 In
form the Hsass Of Representatives at
an early day, what steps, IL any, are
necessary 10 his Judgment 20 provide
for this emergency.
Tbs resolution was referred.
By Boutella, OF Maine, q resolution
directing the Committee on Forsieh
Affairs 20 report back forthwith the Sen.
ate retaliation bill, was introduced.
Mr.. Leoering, Of Massachusetts,, re-
ported resolutions ef the Massachusetts
Legislature In favor Of The retaliation
bill.
Mr.. McI2ae, Of Arkansas, offered reso-
olutiOns prohibiting members Of Con-
gress from acting ~ attorneys or em-
ploYes for railroad companies holding
ehafters, OF having grants Of land or pe
eunIaFy ald from the Uuited states. Mr..
MeRae asked for its immediste oonsid.
GRAFTON, bat Mr.. Parker, Of New York,
obieeted.
The House then went into Csranit-
tee Of the Whole on the Agricultural
Appropriation bill. After z slight
amendment the bin vas reported 10 ths
House and passed.
The Mouse thea went into Commit
tee Of the whole, Mr.. Springer, Of Ilii-
nois. IN the chair, on the bill 90 oonaoii-
date certain bureaus Of the Navy De-
paFtment.
Ar. Herbsrs. az Alabama. axplained
that the chief object Of the bill vas 10
consolidate under one head all baFeaus
concerned in the buiidinR and equip
ment ef ships. AZ an instance Of toe
abuses which existed under the present
system, be stated that tho construction
Of the New York, q wooden vessel, vas
began In 1854, and the last stroke OF
woFk done on her Vas in 1868. For |
thirteen years che lag upon the stocks |
In Brooklyn, and then in 1881 ths Ba |
reau Of steam Enginssrina builf boilers /
for her, which remain today In the /
Washington yard. Under the pending |
bill one man would Be responsible for |
she construction and engineering, and |
be would not start thirteen years after |
the work had been stopped on the vessel |
10 make the boilers for her. II he did, |
be would deserve 70 be court maFtialsd. /
AZ this p0ini the COMMITTEES rose and /
the Hoass adi0urned.
The Naynf csmmftfee Wants More |
shipss
WAsHrxoros, Jan. Si-The Naval
Sub. Committee on Construction has /
reached an aRreement which will deubt /
lea receive the apprsFal Of the fall /
COMMITTEES, looking 10 an appropriation /
for the c0nstFaciion Of two four thou /
sand Ton cruisers Of ths Newark type;
Ave loo ton gan boaks, patented /
after gun boat No. 1; and three So
eoiaR torpedo boats. There u an In Il
tenti0n on the pari OF several mombors
Of the COMMITTEES, when the OsnslFuo-
tion Bill comes up Ia the House. % Il
have an increase Of the appropriation,
20 as to provide for the oonstrnoti0n Of i
at least three vessels in addiiion 70 those
already described.
what the Commffles Reif.
WAsMm0roN, Jan. aI.--The aesion
taken By MessrA Bslmoat, Clomeufs
and Kies, the -Osmmittes on For
eizn Affairs, On the fisheries question Il
understood - be - fotlous: The ma
ioFity Of tke sab COMMITTEES felt that,
whats yer coarse vas taken BY tho
House, 10 should have IN view ths gravity
Of ths interests involved. ThesefsTs thsy
mGst aet not oaly With she kaoHisdgs.
bot with the fell ssaent and aetive con
eaFrencs 0f the Admiuisfatiou. Thsy
therefore detsrmi4ea 70 fsrwara eopies
Of The Edmands joint resolntion ~
passad By the senate, The GoFman re-
taliafi9n biii a. introdnced into tbs
senate. and The Belmonf retaliation bill
as reported By The Fsfsiau Affairs Com
mittoe, 70 both ssorsiaFy Bayard and
NacTeaaFy ManuinR HecfetafY Manning
u speci0caliy asked fer 40 expression of
aubmitted a. bearing upon TIE interests
eommittsd bF Law - his gupsFvision,
and bosh The Seofstafy Of the 1reasagy
and The Secretary ct State are asked 70
saRRont any modiheaiion which msy
sssm % tbeIn desirable 10 either meas-
ara. The sAxiieat p09aibis FsplF was 90